R 181552Z FEB 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0099/09
MSGID/CMC WASHINGTON DC AVN ASM//
SUBJ/SOLICITATION OF NOMINEES FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2008 ORDER OF DAEDALIANS MARINE CORPS EXCEPTIONAL PILOT AWARD//
POC/BLAKE, P.S./LTCOL/UNIT:ASM-52/TEL:703-614-1556/1244 / EMAIL:PETER.S.BLAKE@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. HQMC AVN IS SOLICITING NOMINEES FOR THE 2008 ORDER OF DAEDALIANS MARINE CORPS EXCEPTIONAL PILOT AWARD. THE ORDER OF DAEDALIANS WILL HOST ITS ANNUAL CONVENTION IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON FROM 6-10 MAY 2009. AN IMPORTANT PART OF THIS EVENT IS THE RECOGNITION OF AVIATION PROFESSIONALS, BOTH CIVILIAN AND MILITARY, WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO AVIATION SERVICE VIA THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF OUR NATION'S YOUTH; MILITARY CAREERS AS COMMISSIONED PILOTS; SAFETY OF FLIGHT; AND EXCELLENCE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF MILITARY DUTIES. VISIT THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE AT WWW.DAEDALIANS.ORG FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
2. AWARD RECOGNITION WILL BE GIVEN TO ONE ACTIVE DUTY OR RESERVE COMPONENT MARINE AVIATOR FOR EXCEPTIONAL DEEDS PERFORMED TO ASSURE MISSION SUCCESS, ACTS OF VALOR, AND EXTRAORDINARY DISPLAYS OF COURAGE OR LEADERSHIP IN THE AIR IN SUPPORT OF AIR OPERATIONS. NOMINEES MUST HAVE DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES DURING CY 2008. THE AWARD WINNER IS EXPECTED TO ATTEND THE RECOGNITION EVENT ON SATURDAY, 9 MAY 2009 AT THE SEATTLE AIRPORT MARRIOTT, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON WITH CONCURRENCE FROM HIS OR HER COMMAND AND ALLOWED BY OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS.
3. ORIGINAL NOMINATIONS (ONLY ONE ENTRY PER MAJOR COMMAND) AND ONE DIGITAL (PDF) COPY MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA THE ENDORSING CHAIN OF COMMAND TO HQMC (ASM-52) NLT 16 MARCH 2009.  NOMINATIONS ENDORSED BY THE WING DO NOT REQUIRE FURTHER ROUTING.  LATE OR INCOMPLETE NOMINATIONS OR EXTENSIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. NOTE: ADOBE ACROBAT (PDF) FORMAT IS THE ONLY ACCEPTED MEANS OF DIGITAL SUBMISSION FOR THE TEXT. THE PHOTOGRAPH SHALL BE SUBMITTED AS A JPEG FILE.
3A. INDIVIDUAL AWARD NOMINATION PACKAGES SHALL INCLUDE:  (1) COMPREHENSIVE DESCRIPTION OF ACTION(S) NOT TO EXCEED TWO PAGES (MICROSOFT WORD FORMAT (FONT: COURIER NEW, PITCH 12, STANDARD SENTENCE CAPITALIZATION)); (2) A BIOGRAPHY OF THE INDIVIDUAL (MICROSOFT WORD FORMAT (FONT: COURIER NEW, PITCH 12, STANDARD SENTENCE CAPITALIZATION)); (3) PROPOSED CITATION (MICROSOFT WORD FORMAT (FONT: COURIER NEW, PITCH 12, STANDARD SENTENCE CAPITALIZATION), LANDSCAPE FORMAT, NO MORE THAN 1250 CHARACTERS); (4) ONE 8" X 10" WELL-FOCUSED, CLEAR, CURRENT COLOR GLOSSY OFFICIAL HEAD SHOT PHOTOGRAPH OF THE NOMINEE IN THE SERVICE "A" UNIFORM FROM THE WAIST UP (IN THE EVENT OF DEPLOYMENT, SERVICE "C" OR CAMOUFLAGE UTILITIES MAY BE WORN). THE PHOTO SUBMITTED IN THE HARD COPY APPLICATION MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE DIGITAL APPLICATION AS A JPEG FILE.
3B. UNIT POC SHALL BE LISTED FOR ALL SUBMISSIONS.
4. DIGITAL NOMINATION PACKAGES MUST BE RECEIVED BY HQMC (ASM-52) BY 16 MARCH 2009. DIGITAL NOMINATIONS SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO PETER.S.BLAKE@USMC.MIL. SEND A HARD COPY OF THE APPLICATION BY MAIL OR FEDEX TO HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS, AVIATION MANPOWER AND SUPPORT (ASM-52), 3000 MARINE CORPS PENTAGON RM 5E527, WASHINGTON, DC 20350-3000; FAX NUMBER (703) 614-1309, DSN 224-1309.
5. HQMC (ASM-52) WILL CONDUCT A BOARD TO SELECT THE MARINE RECIPIENT BY 27 MARCH 2009. THE RECIPIENT WILL BE ANNOUNCED VIA MARADMIN. TRAVEL AND PER DIEM FOR THE AWARD RECIPIENT WILL BE FUNDED BY THE AWARD RECIPIENT'S LOCAL COMMANDER PER MCO 1650.29G.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN G. J. TRAUTMAN III, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR MARINE AVIATION.//